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  <h1 class="Head">Secure Storage</h1>
  <p>The secure storage saves data in an encrypted form. On some operating systems, it uses your operating system
  account information to provide a single sign-on experience.</p>
  <p>The secure storage itself does not contain encryption code. It uses algorithms supplied by the Java virtual
  machine and/or the operating system.</p>
  <h3>Frequently Asked Questions</h3>
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      <h4>What Encryption Is Used?</h4>
      <p>By default, the 56-bit DES algorithm is requested from the Java virtual machine.</p>
      <p>The <a class="command-link" href=
      'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'>
      <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <strong>General &gt; Security &gt;
      Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page allows you to change the encryption algorithm. Note that the new
      algorithm will be applied to newly created secure storages only. The list of compatible algorithms depends on the
      Java virtual machine running this application.</p>
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      <h4>How Do I Change a Password?</h4>
      <p>You can change password via the <b>Change Password...</b> button on the <a class="command-link" href=
      'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'>
      <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <strong>General &gt; Security &gt;
      Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page.</p>
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  <h2>Resolving Problems</h2>
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    <li>
      <h4>Lost Secure Storage Password or Invalid Secure Storage Password</h4>
      <p>If you have specified password recovery questions/answers, you can use the <a class="command-link" href=
      'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'>
      <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <strong>General &gt; Security &gt;
      Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page to recover the master password. After the master password has been
      recovered, it is strongly recommended that you change the master password using the <b>Change Password...</b>
      button on the <a class="command-link" href=
      'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'>
      <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <strong>General &gt; Security &gt;
      Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page.</p>
      <p>The recovered password is not displayed, but stored in the memory cache until the application is closed.</p>
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      <h4>If All Else Fails</h4>
      <p>If you have a problem with secure storage that you can not find a workaround for, the secure storage can be
      deleted using the <b>Delete</b> button on the <a class="command-link" href=
      'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.equinox.security.ui.storage)")'>
      <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <strong>General &gt; Security &gt;
      Secure Storage</strong></a> preference page. This, of course, will delete all the contents of the secure storage.
      It is highly recommended that you restart the application after secure storage has been deleted.</p>
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  <h3 class="related">Related Concepts</h3><a href="ref-securestorage-works.htm">How secure storage works</a><br>
  <a href="ref-securestorage-recovery.htm">Password recovery</a><br>
  <a href="ref-securestorage-passwd.htm">Life of a master password</a>
  <h3 class="related">Related Reference</h3><a href="ref-securestorage-prefs.htm">Secure storage preference
  page</a><br>
  <a href="ref-securestorage-options.htm">Secure storage runtime options</a>
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